What’s Hot: If financial reward is a motivating force, the Management occupational group can be extremely lucrative. All occupations listed in this section’s Best Paid Top 10 average over $100,000 annually, 18 of the 34 occupations average over $90,000 and 24 (or 70%) average over $75,000.

What’s Not: “Legislators” officially represent the Least Paid of the occupations averaging $37,980 annually. This can be somewhat ‘unrepresentative’ as many positions are part-time and the legislators make significant sums during their ‘off hours’ as for example, lawyers and investment bankers.

Sources: In addition to specific citations noted, supplementary source materials include the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.